President Museveni says he is ready to face the backlash of western powers over the contentious Anti-homosexuality Bill, that he promised to assent to.

Throwing a jocular remark at the National Leadership Institute in Kyankwanzi where ruling party lawmakers have been locked in a retreat, the president threw MPs into jubilation when he said he is ready to go back to the trenches in the jungles of Luweero to fight the homosexuality lobby group.

Museveni once again said his decision was informed by a team of scientists who dismissed claims that homosexuality is caused by genetic disorder